Murphy's Law (American TV series)

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Murphy's Law
New World Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 2, 1988 (1988-11-02) –
March 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)

Murphy's Law is an American

crime drama that starred George Segal and Maggie Han, loosely based on the Trace and Digger novels by Warren Murphy. The opening theme song, which replaced an instrumental by Mike Post, was an edited version of "Murphy's Law," a song featured on the album "High Crime" by Al Jarreau. The series premiered November 2, 1988 on ABC. On March 9, 1989, ABC announced that it had canceled the series and that the final episode would air on March 18, 1989.[1] The actual final, unaired episode, entitled "All's Wrong That Ends Wrong," resolved a key storyline in the series (recovering alcoholic Murphy was awarded custody of his daughter from his estranged ex-wife) and also served an unsold pilot for a spin-off starring Joan Severance
.

Synopsis

Daedelus Patrick Murphy (Segal) was a recovering alcoholic who worked as an insurance-fraud investigator for First Fidelity Insurance. His unusual methods sometimes led him to clash with office executive Victor Beaudine, though supervisor Wesley Harden often ran interference for Murphy since his methods got results. He lived with girlfriend and fashion model Kimiko Fannuchi (Han), while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter. In the actual final, unaired episode, entitled "All's Wrong That Ends Wrong," Murphy was awarded custody of his daughter from his estranged ex-wife. The episode also served as an unsold pilot for a proposed spin-off starring Joan Severance as an insurance investigator.

Cast

Main

Guest Stars

Episodes

Twelve episodes are registered with the United States Copyright Office.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Room Above the Indian Grocery"UnknownLee David ZlotoffNovember 2, 1988 (1988-11-02)13.4[2]
2"Where are My Socks and Other Mysteries of Love"Bill BixbyMichael GleasonDecember 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)11.4[3]
3"If You Can't Win, Shoot for a Tie"UnknownLee Goldberg & William RabkinDecember 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)10.4[4]
4"Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job"Bill BixbyE.F. WallengrenDecember 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)9.9[5]
5"Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn"Bruce Seth GreenLee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)8.7[6]
6"Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing"UnknownUnknownJanuary 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)11.4[7]
7"Two Wrongs Are Only the Beginning"Don WeisLee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)10.3[8]
8"Never Wear Earmuffs in a Bed of Rattlesnakes"UnknownUnknownFebruary 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)9.1[9]
9"Where There's a Will, There's a Won't"UnknownLee Goldberg & William RabkinFebruary 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)8.3[10]
10"When You're Over the Hill, You Pick Up Speed"UnknownUnknownFebruary 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)9.7[11]
11"Experience Is Something You Don't Get Until Just After You Need It"UnknownUnknownMarch 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)7.5[12]
12"Doing It the Hard Way Is Always Easier"UnknownLee Goldberg & William RabkinMarch 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)8.3[13]
13"All's Wrong That Ends Wrong"TBDMichael Gleason & E.F. WallengrenUnaired (Unaired)N/A
Unsold pilot for a spin-off starring Joan Severance

References

  1. ^ "'Murphy's Law' Series Is Canceled by ABC". The New York Times. March 10, 1989. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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